Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1911

Place of Birth: Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1990

Profession: gynaecologist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare (27 October 1911 - 10 November 1990), was an Indian Gynecologist and the director of the Dr.
N.A.
Purandare Medical Centre for Family Welfare and Research, Mumbai.
He served as the president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) from 1973 to 1976 and the Mumbai Obstetric and Gynecological Society (MOGS) from 1966 to 1968.
He was an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (1961).
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1972, for his contributions to medicine.
His brother Dr.
Vithal N.
Purandare was also an acclaimed obstetrician and gynaecologist, renowned for his surgical prowess.
He served as President of the Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecology society(1973-1975) and FOGSI President in 1981.
Their nephew Dr.
C.
N.
Purandare, is a prominent gynaecologist and an ex President of FIGO.He died on 10 November 1990 at the age of 80.